Dr Gregor Kennedy
Contact details
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Head, Biomedical Multimedia Unit Phone: +61 3 8344 8937 |
Employment History
2003 – |
Senior Lecturer and Head, |
1998 – 2003 |
Lecturer in Educational Technology, |
1994 – 1997 |
Teaching Assistant / Research Assistant, |
1994 – 1996 |
Educational Research Consultant |
1993 – 1997 |
Research Assistant, |
Qualifications
1993 Bachelor or Arts (Honours), The University of Melbourne.
1998 Doctor of Philosophy (Psychology), The University of Melbourne.
Research Interests
Most of my research has been carried out in the context of Health Science Education and within this area my research interests include:
- Cognition and interactivity;
- Student engagement in learning and higher education;
- Students' use of traditional and emerging technologies for learning;
- Students' information seeking and information literacy skills;
- Analysis and interpretation of audit trails in interactive learning environments;
- The evaluation of technology for teaching and learning;
- Inquiry-based learning design.
Current Research and Development Grants
2008. Renewing the Curriculum to More Effectively Accommodate Clinical Rotation. James Dalziel, Bronwen Dalziel, Leanne Cameron, Rufus Clarke, Tim Shaw, Gregor Kennedy, Iain McAlpine, Rachel Ellaway. A project funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council, Priority Projects Program 2008. Funding : $219,924.
2008. Inter-Faculty and Cross-Disciplinary Steering Committees on Virtual and Physical Learning Spaces. Tom Kvan, Gregor Kennedy, + colleagues. A project funded by the Provost's Office, The University of Melbourne. Funding: $39,594.
2006. Educating the Net Generation: Implications for Learning and Teaching in Australian Universities. Gregor Kennedy, Kerri-Lee Krause, Kathleen Gray, Terry Judd, Susan Bennett, Barney Dalgarno, Karl Maton, Andrea Bishop, Rosemary Levy Chang, Jenny Waycott & Anna Churchward. A project funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council. Funding: $179,000. See: http://www.bmu.unimelb.edu.au/research/netgen/index.html
2006. Melbourne University Virtual Environments for Simulation Project (MUVES). Peter Harris, Liz Sonnenberg, Stephen O'Leary, Gregor Kennedy + colleagues. A project funded by the Strategic Research Initiative Fund, The University of Melbourne. Funding: $300,000. See http://www.muves.unimelb.edu.au/
2006. Using communications technologies to improve students' learning experiences in clinical settings. Gregor Kennedy & Kathleen Gray. A project funded by the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund. The University of Melbourne. Funding: $57,787.
2006. Lab-based learning. Understanding and improving student access to and use of digital resources in self-directed learning environments. Terry Judd & Gregor Kennedy. A project funded by the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund. The University of Melbourne. Funding: $46,181.
2006. An exploration of the physiological basis for engagement in computer games and interactive learning environments. Barney Dalgarno, Sue Bennett and Gregor Kennedy. A project funded by a Charles Sturt University Small Grant/University of Wollongong Seed Grant. Funding: $12,000.
Past Research and Development Grants
2003. Applied mobile technology solutions in learning environments. A interdisciplinary project funded by a Hewlett-Packard Grant. Role: Team Member. Grant Value: $240,000.
2002. An Integrated System of Web-Based Electronic Audit Trailing. The University of Melbourne Teaching and Learning (Multimedia and Educational Technology) Grant. Role: Principle Investigator. Grant Value: $25,690.
2001. A women's reproductive cycle - An interactive multimedia approach for high school students. Telematics Trust. Role: Team Member. Grant Value: $24,531.
2000. A Woman's Reproductive Cycle. The University of Melbourne Teaching and Learning (Multimedia and Educational Technology) Grant. Role: Associate Applicant. Grant Value: $40,000.
1999. The impact of multimedia interactivity and learning goals on students' cognitive engagement and learning performance. The University of Melbourne. Small ARC Grant. Role: Chief Investigator. Grant Value: $6,000.
1999. The Autonomic Nervous System - An Interactive Exploration. Role: Associate Applicant. The University of Melbourne. Teaching and Learning (Multimedia and Educational Technology) Grant. Grant Value: $40,000.
1999. A Computer-based Personal Learning Planner. Role: Principle Investigator. The University of Melbourne. Teaching and Learning (Multimedia and Educational Technology) Grant. Grant Value: $40,000
Publications
Book Chapters
Kennedy, G. E., Cutts, Q. I., & Draper, S. D. (2006). Evaluating electronic voting systems in lectures: Two innovative methods. In D. Banks (Ed.) Audience response systems in higher education: Applications and cases. (pp. 156-175). Hershey, USA: Idea Group.
Keppell, M., Elliott, K., Kennedy, G., Elliot, S. & Harris, P. (2003). Using authentic patient encounters to engage medical students in a problem-based learning curriculum. In S. Naidu (Ed.) Learning and Teaching with Technology: Principles and Practices. (pp. 85-96). London: Kogan Page.
Sanson, A., Finch, S., Matjacic E., & Kennedy, G. (1998). Who says? Associations among peer relations and behaviour problems as a function of source of information, sex of child and analytic strategy. In P. Slee & K. Rigby (Eds.) Children's peer relations. (pp. 183-204). London: Routledge.
Refereed Journal Articles
Ainley, M., Enger, L., & Kennedy, G. (2008). The elusive experience of ‘flow’: Qualitative and quantitative indicators. International Journal of Educational Research, 47, 109-121.
Graham, J., Tisher, R., Ainley, M. & Kennedy, G. (2008). Staying with the text: The contribution of gender, achievement orientations and interest to students' performance on a literacy task. Educational Psychology, 28 (7), 757-776.
Judd, T. S., & Kennedy, G. E. (2008). Basic sequence analysis of audit trail data. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 17 (3), 285-306.
Kennedy, G., Gray, K., & Tse, J. (2008). ‘Net Generation’ medical students: technological experiences of pre-clinical and clinical students. Medical Teacher, 30, 10-16.
Kennedy, G. E., Judd, T. S., Churchward, A., Gray, K., & Krause, K. (2008). First year students' experiences with technology: Are they really digital natives? Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 24 (1), 108-122.
O'Leary, S., Hutchins, M. A., Stevenson, D. R., Gunn, C., Krumpholz, A., Kennedy, G. E., Tykocinski, M., Dahm, M., & Pyman, B. (2008). Validation of a networked virtual reality simulation of temporal bone surgery. The Laryngoscope, 118 (6), 1040-1046.
Nisselle, A. E., Aitken, M., Kennedy, G., & Metcalfe, S. (2007). Auditing the use of genetics educational technologies in Australian secondary schools. Teaching Science, 53(4), 36-40.
Kennedy, G.E. & Cutts, Q.I. (2005). The association between students' use of an electronic voting system and their learning outcomes. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 21, 260-268.
Kennedy, G.E. & Judd, T.S. (2004). Making sense of audit trail data. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 20 (1), 18-32.
Kennedy, G.E. (2004). Promoting cognition in multimedia interactivity research. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 15 (1), 43-61.
Frydenberg, E., Lewis, R., Kennedy, G., Ardila, R., Frindte, W., & Hanoun, R. (2003). Coping with concerns: An exploratory comparison of Australian, Colombian, German and Palestinian adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 32 (1), 59-66.
Kennedy, G.E. (2003). An institutional approach to the evaluation of educational technology. Educational Media International, 40 (3/4), 187-199.
Lynch, K. & Kennedy, G. (2002). Understanding common interviewing pitfalls: An evaluation of Legal Interviewing Skills. Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 18 (2), 147-168.
Frydenberg, E., Lewis, R., Ardila, R., Cairns, E. & Kennedy, G. (2001). Adolescent concern with social issues: An exploratory comparison between Australian, Colombian and Northern Irish students. Peace and Conflict, 7 (1), 59-76.
Judd, T. & Kennedy, G. (2001) Extending the role of audit trails: A modular approach. Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 10 (4), 377-395.
Kennedy, G., Kennedy, D. & Eizenberg, N. (2001). Integrating computer facilitated learning resources into problem-based learning curricula. Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning, 3(1).
Keppell, M., & Kennedy, G., Elliott, K. & Harris, P. (2001). Transforming traditional curricula: Enhancing medical education through multimedia and web-based resources. Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer-Enhanced Learning, 3(1).
Kennedy, D., Eizenberg, N. & Kennedy, G. (2000). An evaluation of the use of multiple perspectives in the design of computer facilitated learning. Australian Journal of Educational Technology, 16 (1), 13-25.
Liaw, T., Kennedy, G., Keppell, M., Marty, J., McNair, R. (2000). Using multimedia to assist students with communication skills and biopsychosocial integration: An evaluation. Australian Journal of Educational Technology 16 (2) 104-125.
Frydenberg. E., Lewis, R., Ardila, R., Cairns, E. & Kennedy, G. (1999). Adolescent concern with the environment: A comparison between, Australian, Colombian and Northern Irish Students. Societally significant applications of psychological knowledge, 1-13. Ellinka Grammata.
Refereed Conference Publications
Chang, R., Kennedy, G., & Petrovic, T. (2008). Web 2.0 and user-created content: Students negotiating shifts in academic authority. In R. Atkinson & C. McBeath (Eds.) Hello! Where are you in the landscape of educational technology? (pp. 165-169). Proceedings of ASCILITE, Melbourne 2008.
Kennedy, G., Dalgarno, B., Bennett, S., Judd, T., Grey, K., & Chang. R., (2008). Immigrants and Natives: Investigating differences between staff and students' use of technology. In R. Atkinson & C. McBeath (Eds.) Hello! Where are you in the landscape of educational technology? (pp. 484-492). Proceedings of ASCILITE, Melbourne 2008.
Perera, N., Pearce, J. & Kennedy, G. (2008). Are you bored? Maybe an interface agent can help. In proceedings of OzCHI 2008.
Petrovic, T., Kennedy, G., Chang, Waycott. Podcasting: Is it a technology for informal peer learning? In R. Atkinson & C. McBeath (Eds.) Hello! Where are you in the landscape of educational technology? (pp. 761-765). Proceedings of ASCILITE, Melbourne 2008.
Judd, T. & Kennedy, G. (2007). Improving access to and use of digital resources in a self directed learning context. In R. Atkinson, C. Mcbeath, A. Soong Swee Kit & C. Cheers (Eds.), Proceedings of ASCILITE Singapore 2007: ICT: Providing Choices for Learners and Learning. (pp. 478-482). Australia: ASCILITE.
Kennedy, G. & Judd, T. (2007). Expectations and reality: Evaluating patterns of learning behaviour using audit trails. Computers and Education, 49, 840-855.
Kennedy, G., Dalgarno, B., Gray, K., Judd, T., Waycott, J., Bennett, S., Maton, K., Krause, K., Bishop, A., Chang, R. & Churchward, A. (2007). The net generation are not big users of Web 2.0 technologies: Preliminary findings. In R. Atkinson, C. Mcbeath, A. Soong Swee Kit & C. Cheers (Eds.), Proceedings of ASCILITE Singapore 2007: ICT: Providing Choices for Learners and Learning. (pp. 517-525). Australia: ASCILITE.
Dalgarno, B., Kennedy G. & Bennett, S. (2006). Using fMRI to Explore Interactivity and Cognition: Case Study of a Methodological Innovation. In L. Markauskaite, P. Goodyear, & P. Reimann, (Eds.), Who's learning? Whose technology? Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (pp. 189-198). Sydney: Sydney University Press.
Elliott, K. A. & Kennedy, G. E. (2006). Using educational technologies to understand how learners solve problems. In L. Markauskaite, P. Goodyear, & P. Reimann, (Eds.), Who's learning? Whose technology? Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (pp. 217-226). Sydney: Sydney University Press.
Gray, K., Kennedy, G., & Judd, T. (2006). Teaching health informatics to the Net Generation: a new baseline for building capability? In Proceedings of Mednet 2006: 11th World Congress on the Internet in Medicine.
Kennedy, G., Krause, K., Gray, K., Judd, T., Bennett, S., Maton, K., Dalgarno, B., & Bishop, A. (2006). Questioning the Net Generation: A collaborative project in Australian higher education. In L. Markauskaite, P. Goodyear, & P. Reimann, (Eds.), Who's learning? Whose technology? Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (pp. 413-417). Sydney: Sydney University Press.
Cutts, Q.I. & Kennedy, G.E. (2005). Connecting learning environments using electronic voting systems. In A. Young & D. Tolhurst (Eds.) Seventh Australasian Computer Education Conference. Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology, Vol 42. Newcastle, Australia.
Elliott, K., Kennedy, G.E. & Judd, T.S. (2005). Usage patterns: Highlighting differences in problem solvers. In H. Goss (Ed.) Balance, fidelity, mobility. Maintaining the momentum. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (pp. 187-196). Brisbane: Teaching and Learning Support Services, Queensland University of Technology.
Judd, T.S. & Kennedy. G.E. (2005). Software and Internet usage in a shared computing environment. In H. Goss (Ed.) Balance, fidelity, mobility. Maintaining the momentum. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (pp. 313-322). Brisbane: Teaching and Learning Support Services, Queensland University of Technology.
Petrovic, T. & Kennedy, G.E. (2005). How often do students use a learning management system in an on-campus problem-based learning curriculum? In H. Goss (Ed.) Balance, fidelity, mobility. Maintaining the momentum. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (pp. 535-538). Brisbane: Teaching and Learning Support Services, Queensland University of Technology.
Thomas, R.C., Karahasanovic, A. & Kennedy, G.E. (2005). An investigation into keystroke latency metrics as an indicator of programming performance. In A. Young & D. Tolhurst (Eds.) Seventh Australasian Computer Education Conference. Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology, Vol 42. Newcastle, Australia.
Cutts, Q., Kennedy, G. E., Mitchell, C. & Draper, S. (2004). Maximising dialogue in lectures using group response systems. In V. Uskov (Ed.), Proceedings of the Seventh IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education (pp. 421-426).
Judd, T. S. & Kennedy, G. E. (2004). More sense from audit trails: Exploratory sequential data analysis. In R. Atkinson, C. McBeath, D. Jonas-Dwyer & R. Phillips, (Eds.). Beyond the Comfort Zone: Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. (pp. 476-484). ASCILITE. Perth, Australia.
Kennedy G.E. & Judd T.S. (2003) Iterative analysis and interpretation of audit trail data. In G. Crisp, D. Thiele, I. Scholton, S. Barker & J. Baron (Eds.), Integrate, Interact, Impact. Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. (pp. 273-282). ASCILITE.
Thomas, R., Kennedy, G., Crease, M., Draper, S., Evans, H., Gray, P. & Mancy, R. (2003). Generic usage monitoring of programming students. In G. Crisp, D. Thiele, I. Scholton, S. Barker & J. Baron (Eds.), Integrate, Interact, Impact: Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. (pp. 715-719). ASCILITE.
Wlodek, M.E., Ping, S., Kennedy, G. Kirk, J. Judd, T. Keppell, M. (2003). Developments in authentic learning: A women's reproductive life cycle. In. D. Lassner & C. McNaught (Eds.) Ed-Media 2003 Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 1431-1438). AACE: Norfolk USA.
Judd, T. & Kennedy, G. (2001) Flexible audit trailing in interactive courseware. In C. Montgomerie & J. Viteli (Eds.) Ed-Media 2001 Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 943-948). AACE. Charlottesville. USA.
Kennedy, G., Judd, T., Keppell, M., Ginns, C., Crabb, B., & Strugnell, R. (2001). DNAexplorer: Computer facilitated learning of bioinformatics using a situated model. In C. Montgomerie & J. Viteli (Eds.) Ed-Media 2001 Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 931-936). AACE. Charlottesville. USA.
Kirk, J. & Kennedy, G. (2001). Adding value to educational multimedia: The role of graphic design. In G. Kennedy, M. Keppell, C. McNaught & T. Petrovic (Eds.). Meeting at the Crossroads. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. (pp. 93-96). Melbourne: Biomedical Multimedia Unit, The University of Melbourne.
Wlodek, M.E., Kavnoudias, H., Kennedy, G., Kirk, J., Judd, T. & Keppell, M. (2001) Woman's reproductive life cycle: A developmental journey. In G. Kennedy, M. Keppell, C. McNaught & T. Petrovic (Eds.). Meeting at the Crossroads. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. (pp. 161-164). Melbourne: Biomedical Multimedia Unit, The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, D., Eizenberg, N. Kennedy, G. (2000). An evaluation of interactive multimedia designed to support problem-based learning in medicine. In J. Bourdeau & R. Heller (Eds.) Ed-Media 2000 Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (pp. 473-478). AACE. Charlottesville. USA.
Kennedy, G., Petrovic, T., Judd, T., Lawrence, J., Dodds, A., Delbridge, L., & Harris P. (2000). The Personal Learning Planner: A software support tool for self directed learning. In R. Sims, M. O'Reilly & S. Sawkins (Eds.) Learning to choose-choosing to Learn. Proceedings of ASCILITE 2000 (pp. 541-550). Lismore: Southern Cross University Press.
Keppell, M., Kennedy, G. & Harris, P. (2000). Transforming traditional curricula: Enhancing medical education through multimedia and web-based resources. In J. Bourdeau & R. Heller (Eds.) Ed-Media 2000 Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (pp. 1369-1370). AACE. Charlottesville. USA.
Naidu, S. Keppell, M., Kennedy, G. (2000). Scaffolding student learning in information-dense technology-enhanced teaching and learning environments. In J. Bourdeau & R. Heller (Eds.) Ed-Media 2000 Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (pp. 1434-1435). AACE. Charlottesville. USA.
Kennedy, D.M. Eizenberg, N. & Kennedy, G.E. (1999). Multiple perspectives in the design of interactive multimedia: An evaluation. In J. Winn (Ed.) Responding to diversity. Proceedings of sixteenth annual conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE). (pp. 165-171). Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Kennedy, G.E. (1999). Critical reflection on a program of development evaluation. In J. Winn (Ed.) Responding to diversity. Proceedings of sixteenth annual conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) (pp. 165-171). Queensland University of Technology, Australia.
Kennedy, G.E. (1999). Defining the dimensions of a formative evaluation program: A Multi-method, multi-perspective approach to the evaluation of multimedia. In B. Collis & R. Oliver (Eds.) Ed-Media 1999. Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (pp. 604-609). Charlottesville, AACE.
Kennedy, G.E., Petrovic, T. & Keppell, M. (1998). A program of evaluation for multimedia technologies being developed in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. In R.M. Corderoy (Ed.) Flexibility: The next wave. Proceedings of the fifteenth annual conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE) (pp. 407-415). University of Wollongong, Australia.
Sanson, A., Kennedy, G., Matjacic E., Reid, K. & Smart, D. (1994). Children's peer relationships: Associations between peer status, friendship, behavioural adjustment and conflict resolution styles. In K. Oxenberry, K. Rigby & P. Slee (Eds.), Children's peer relations: Cooperation and conflict. (pp. 352-367). Adelaide: Institute of Social Research.
Invited Presentations
Kennedy, G. (2008, November). Don't Panic! A measured response to University students' reliance on technology. Keynote presentation at Griffith University Blended Learning Showcase.
Kennedy, G.E. (2008, June). Unpicking the Net Generation: Empirical Findings from Two Studies. Invited presentation at the Institute of Educational Technology. Open University, United Kingdom.
James, R., Harris, K, Kennedy, G. & Chambers, D. (2008, April). How will scholarly information and technologies be used in teaching and learning in 10 years' time? Invited paper and panel discussion at Information Futures Forum. The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G. (2007, December). Evaluating Educational Technology: Pitfalls and Pleasures. Invited paper presented at the National Forum on Education in Biomedical Sciences. Monash University.
Kennedy, G., Turnbull, P., Draper, P., & Atherton, S. (2007, November). The Digital Indigenous. Invited paper and and panel discussion at CreateWorld 2007. Griffith University.
Kennedy, G.E. (2007, November). The role of academic libraries in the Google age. Invited keynote presentation to CAVAL reference interest group. Melbourne, Australia.
Kennedy, G. (2007, August). Responding to the ‘Net Generation’ of students. Invited presentation to the board of AARNET at their annual dinner. Melbourne, Australia.
Kennedy, G. (2007, April). Digital Natives + Others = First Year Students. Invited paper presented at Educause Australasia 2007. Advancing Knowledge: Pushing Boundaries. Melbourne, Australia.
Kennedy, G.E. (2005, August). Using Educational technology and multimedia to support health science education. Paper presented at the Nurse Educators Symposium. Melbourne, Australia.
Kennedy, G. (2001, November). Evaluation – Closing the loop. Invited Presentation with Richard James at SciMeT Workshop, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G.E. (2001, November). Assessing the Efficacy of New Multimedia Teaching Technologies. Invited presentation at the Annual Symposium of the Comparative Respiratory Society. Melbourne Australia.
Kennedy, G. (2000, September). Overview of Evaluation Techniques used with Educational Technology. Invited presentation to the Faculty of Engineering, The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G. (2000, May). Formative evaluation of educational technology. Invited presentation to Faculty of Applied Science, RMIT University.
Kennedy, G.E. (1999, November). How can we effectively evaluate educational technologies in higher education? Invited presentation at Doing IT at Melbourne (DITAM). The University of Melbourne Australia.
Conference Presentations
Tregloan, P., Abrahams, C., Harvey, S., Chang, R. & Kennedy, G. (in press). The Chemistry Flickr Project. Paper accepted at Educause Australasia.
Bennett, S., Kennedy, G., Judd, T., Maton, K., Dalgarno, B., Bishop, A., Gray, K., Waycott, J., Krause, K., Chang, R., & Churchward, A. (2008, September). Understanding the diversity of technology use and preference within the ‘Net Generation’. Paper presented at ALT-C. Leeds United Kingdom.
Dalgarno, B., Kennedy, G. & Bennett, S. (2008, March). Using Functional Brain Imaging Techniques to Investigate Cognition. Paper presented at the Cognitive Load Theory Conference. Wollongong, Australia.
Perera, N., Pearce, J., & Kennedy, G. (2007, September). Changing emotions to enhance learning: an affective computing challenge. Workshop paper presented at Joint HCSNet-HxI Workshop on Human Issues in Interaction and Interactive Interfaces, Sydney, Australia.
Nisselle, A., Kennedy G., Aitken. M. & Metcalfe. S. (2007, July). Evaluation of genetics educational technologies used by Australian secondary school science teachers. World Conference on Science & Technology Education. Perth, Australia.
Nisselle, A., Kennedy G., Aitken. M. & Metcalfe. S. (2007, July). Case studies investigating the use of genetics educational technologies in Victorian secondary schools. Annual Conference of the Australian Science Education Research Association. Fremantle, Australia.
Nisselle, A., Kennedy G., Metcalfe. S., Aitken. M. (2006, December). Evaluation of genetics educational technologies used by science teachers. Poster Abstract published in Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (p. 989).
O'Leary, S., Hutchins, M. Gunn, C., Krumholz, A., Pyman, B. Kennedy, G., Tykocinski, M & Stevenson, D. (2006, September). Networked Virtual Surgery of the Temporal Bone: Transference of Surgical Knowledge and Skill. Paper presented at SimTecT Healthcare Simulation Conference 2006. Brisbane, Australia.
Kennedy, G., Judd, T., & Lew, M. (2006, August). From the Personal Learning Planner to NeXus: Levels of Concept Mapping. Paper presented at AusThink Software. Melbourne, Australia.
Nisselle, A., Metcalfe. S., Kennedy G. Aitken. M. (2006, August). Evaluation of multimedia genetic education resources in Victorian secondary schools. Poster presented at International Congress of Human Genetics. Brisbane, Australia.
Dalgarno, B., Kennedy, G., & Bennett, S. (2006, July). The Feasibility of using fMRI to Explore Cognition during Holistic Computer-based Tasks. Poster at the fMRI Experience Conference. Melbourne, Australia.
O'Leary, S., Pyman, B., Hutchins, M., Gunn, C., Krumholz, A., Kennedy, G., Tycocinski, M. & Stevenson, D. (2006, March). Networked virtual surgery of the temporal bone – A validation trial. Australian Society of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, Australia.
Graham, J., Tisher, R., Ainley, M., & Kennedy, G. (2005, August) Staying with the text: Gender, motivation and emotion as factors influencing students' responses to narrative texts. EARLI 2005. Cyprus.
Mancy, R., Thomas, R., Draper, S., Gray, P. & Kennedy, G. (2004). Using database technologies to transform low-level stream data for client analysis. DCS Tech Report Number: TR-2004-178.
Sulaiman, N., Abramson, M.,Thien, F., Kennedy, G., Kirk, J. & Liaw, T. (2004, September). Breath with ease: an interactive asthma CD for GPs and trainee. Poster presented at the Annual conference of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Tan, J., Bretherton, & Kennedy, G. (2004, September). Negotiating online: How and why the communication context makes a difference. Paper presented at the APS Annual Conference.
Tan, J., Bretherton, D. & Kennedy, G. (2004, July). Negotiating online. Paper presented at the Third UN Forum on Online Dispute Resolution. Melbourne, Australia.
Tan, J., Bretherton, D. & Kennedy, G. (2003, July). Using electronic mediums of communication to negotiate: Research-in-Progress. Paper presented at theInternational Perspectives on Peace and Reconciliation Conference. Melbourne, Australia.
Kennedy, G. (2003, March) Auditing Usage Patterns in Self-Directed Learning Resources. Paper presented at the First International Workshop on Understanding, Conducting and Supporting Rapidly Evolving Digitally-Derived Investigations. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Kennedy, G. (2002, September). An institutional approach to the evaluation of educational technology. Paper presented at the International Council for Educational Media. Granada, Spain.
Lew, M.J., Kennedy, G.E. & Ziogas, J. (2002, July). A CAL for learning about autonomic drugs through hypothesis-based exploration. The Pharmacologist, 44:2; 9.3 (Supplement 1: Abstracts of the XIVth Congress of Pharmacology, San Francisco, USA).
Tan, J., Bretherton, D. & Kennedy, G. (2002, July). Creating a Framework for Online Negotiations based on Email: Research-in-Progress. Paper presented at the XXV International Congress of Applied Psychology, Singapore.
Eizenberg, N., Kennedy, D. M. & Kennedy, G.E. (1999, July) Perceptions of factors important for learning with multimedia. Paper presented at ‘HERDSA 99’ the Annual International conference of Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, Melbourne, Australia.
Kennedy, G. & Judd, T. (2000, December). Pilot testing a system of electronic evaluation. In R. Sims, M. O'Reilly & S. Sawkins (Eds.) Learning to choose-choosing to Learn. Proceedings of ASCILITE 2000 (pp. 187-192). Lismore: Southern Cross University Press.
Fallon, B.J. & Kennedy, G.E. (1998, August). Couples' Work-Family Conflict and Involvement. Paper presented at the International Congress of Applied Psychology, San Francisco.
Frydenberg, E., Lewis, R. & Kennedy, G. (1998, August). Working at removing stresses or adapting to them: A comparison across four communities. Paper presented at the International Congress of Applied Psychology, San Francisco.
Frydenberg, E., Lewis, R., Ardila, R., Cairns, E . & Kennedy, G. (1998, August). Adolescent concern with social issues: A comparison between Australian, Colombian and Northern Irish students. Paper presented at the International Congress of Applied Psychology, San Francisco.
Kennedy, G.E. & Fallon, B.J. (1998, April). The relative nature of interpersonal power: Implications for definition and measurement. Paper presented at the Fourth Annual conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Frydenberg, E., Lewis, R., Kennedy, G., Ardila, R. & Cairns, N. (1997, September). Coping with concerns: How young people deal with social issues: A cross-national comparison. Paper presented at the 5th international symposium on the contribution of psychology towards world peace, Melbourne.
Frydenberg, E., Lewis, R. & Kennedy, G. (1997, September). Patterns of coping: Australian, Colombian, German and Palestinian Communities. Paper presented at the 11th Conference of the European Health Psychology Conference, Bordeaux.
Kennedy, G.E. & Fallon, B.J. (1997, April). The association of gender, sex role stereotype and power with the frequency of influence strategy use. Paper presented at the Third Annual conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Wollongong.
Kennedy, G.E. & Fallon, B.J. (1996, May). The development of an index of power and its association with sex and sex role stereotype. Paper presented at the Second Annual conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Canberra.
Donaghue, N., Kennedy, G.E., Fallon, B.J., Boldero, J. & Brain, B. (1995, April). Re-evaluating sex-role stereotypes and the Bem Sex-role Inventory. Paper presented at the First Annual conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Hobart.
Kennedy, G.E. & Fallon, B.J. (1995, April). New directions in the measurement of power in relationships. Paper presented at the First Annual conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Hobart.
Sanson, A., Kennedy, G., Matjacic E., Reid, K. & Smart, D. (1994, July). Aggression in 11-12 year old children: Its measurement and associations with peer status, friendship quality and conflict style for boys and girls. Poster presented at Fourteenth Biennial Meeting for the Study of Behavioural Development. Amsterdam.
Sanson, A., Kennedy, G., Matjacic E., Reid, K. & Smart, D. (1994, January). Children's peer relationships : Associations between peer status, friendship, behavioural adjustment and conflict resolution styles. Paper presented at the International Conference addressing ‘Children's Peer Relations: Cooperation and Conflict’. Adelaide.
Seminars, Symposium and Workshop Presentations
Kennedy, G.E. (2008, June). The Net Generation in Australia. Paper presented to the project team for ESRC project The Net Generation encounter e-learning at university. University of Liverpool.
Kennedy, G.E. (2008, June). Researching the Net Generation: Current Issues and Challenges. Paper presented at the Institute of Educational Technology, Open University, United Kingdom.
Petrovic, T. & Kennedy , G. (2008, March). The Formative Assessment Object and Probcasts: A demonstration of two recent software development projects by the BMU. Paper presented at the BMU Research and Development Seminar Series. The University of Melbourne.
Dalgarno, B. & Kennedy, G. (2007, December). Publishing in educational technology. Ascilite Sponsored Workshop at ASCILITE 2008.
Kennedy, G. (2007, December). Using Emerging Technologies in Teaching and Learning. Presentation to the School of Nursing and Social Work Strategy Planning Day. The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G. (2007, September). 2006 First Year Students: IT experiences and preferences. Paper presented at Service Management Week – Service Improvement through I.T. Symposium at the University of Melbourne.
Waycott, J. & Kennedy G. et al (2007, August). Understanding the Net Generation's use of new technologies. Paper presented at the BMU Research and Development Seminar Series. The University of Melbourne.
Judd, T, & Kennedy, G. (2007, July). Shared learning spaces: improving access to and use of digital resources in self-directed learning environments. Poster presented at Mettle Symposium, Information Division. The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G.E. (2006, December). Who are the Digital Natives? A preliminary report of findings from a Melbourne University Investigation. Paper presented in the Teaching Seminar Series at School of Law. University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G.E. (2006, November). First year students @ Melbourne: are they really digital natives? Paper presented at Mettle Seminar, Information Division. The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G.E. (2006, November). Who are the Digital Natives? Paper presented in the Teaching and Learning Unit Seminar Series in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce. University of Melbourne.
Dalgarno, B., Kennedy, G. & Bennett, S (2006, July). What can functional brain imaging contribute to interactive multimedia research. Paper presented at the BMU Research and Development Seminar Series. The University of Melbourne.
Judd, T, & Kennedy, G. (2005, November). Software and internet usage in shared computing spaces. Poster presented at Mettle Symposium, Information Division. The University of Melbourne.
Petrovic, T. & Kennedy, G. (2005, November) How do students use a Learning Management System in a campus-based medical course? Poster presented at Mettle Symposium, Information Division. The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G.E (2005, September). Glasgow Dreaming: Positing mechanisms that underpin the beneficial use of Audience Response Systems. Paper presented at the BMU Research and Development Seminar Series. The University of Melbourne. Melbourne, Australia.
Petrovic, T. & Kennedy, G. (2005, March). Student interaction with a Learning Management System: Lessons for Blackboard implementation? Teaching and Learning Unit Seminar Series, Faculty of Economics and Commerce, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Kennedy, G.E. & Judd, T.S (2005, February). You can lead a horse to water... Using audit trails to assess developers' expectations about students' use of multimedia. Paper presented at Interaction Design Group Seminar, Department of Information Systems. The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Fritze, P., Gassin, J., Gruba, P. Kennedy, G. & Moore, G. (2004, November) Review of 2002 educational research publications of the University. Paper presented at Multimedia and Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning (METTLE). The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Cutts, Q., Kennedy, G., Draper, S. & Mitchell, C. (2004, May). “Ask the audience…”. How could increased interaction improve your classes? Paper presented at the BMU Research and Development Seminar Series. The University of Melbourne. Melbourne, Australia.
Kennedy, G.E. & Judd, T.S (2004, May). You can lead a horse to water... Using audit trails to assess developers' expectations about students' use of multimedia. Paper presented at TeLaRS Seminar, Information Division. The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G. (2004, March).A review of students approached to learning. Paper presented at the BMU Research and Development Seminar Series. The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G. & Judd, T. (2003, November). An Audit Trail System for Targeted User Evaluation: A Case Study. Poster Presented at Mettle Symposium. The University of Melbourne.
Lew, M. & Kennedy, G. (2003, November). Exploiting computer-based sessions as more than just replacements for wet practicals: a comparison of conventional, recipe-based student directions with notes designed to stimulate experimentation. Poster Presented at Mettle Symposium. The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G. (2003, September). The Cognitive Interaction Model: Implications for interactivity research. Paper presented at the BMU Research and Development Seminar Series. The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G. (2003, August). Formative evaluation of educational technology. CELTS Seminar. Monash University. Melbourne, Australia.
Kennedy, G. (2003, July). Me, my mates and the mouse: Students' learning strategies in computer labs. Paper presented at the BMU Research and Development Seminar Series. The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G. (2003, June). Computer Aided Learning (CAL) packages and IT in the medical course. Faculty Education Unit Careers Advisors Seminar. The University of Melbourne. Melbourne, Australia.
Draper, S. & Kennedy, G. (2003, January). Different meaning of deep and shallow learning. Paper presented at the Centre for Science Education. University of Glasgow. Glasgow, Scotland.
Kennedy, G. (2003, January). Research and Evaluation in a Technology Enhanced Medical Curriculum. Paper presented at the Robert Clarke Centre for Technological Education, University of Glasgow. Glasgow, Scotland.
Kennedy, G. (2002, November). Me, my mates and the mouse: Students' learning strategies in computer labs. Centre for Research in Interactive Learning (Language, Cognition and Communication Research Group). University of Strathclyde. Glasgow, Scotland.
Kennedy, G.E. (2001, November). Taking a closer look at summative evaluation. Paper presented at Multimedia and Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning (METTLE). The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Kennedy, G.E. (2001, November). A generic tool for self directed learning. Where problem-, project-, and case-based learning meet? Paper presented at Multimedia and Educational Technology for Teaching and Learning (METTLE). The University of Melbourne, Australia
Kennedy, G. (2001, July). Design, development and evaluation of educational technology. Paper presented at the Institute of Educational Technology. The Open University, UK.
Ginns, C., Kennedy, G. & Judd, T. (2000, November). DNAexplorer - Bioinformatics for Beginners. Paper presented at DITAM (Doing IT at Melbourne). The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G., Petrovic, T., Judd, T., Lawrence, J., Dodds, A., Delbridge, L. & Harris, P. (2000, November). Supporting students' self-directed learning: The Personal Learning Planner. Paper presented at DITAM (Doing IT at Melbourne). The University of Melbourne.
Strugnell, R. & Kennedy, G. (2000, December). DNAexplorer. Multimedia: Y2K Symposium, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences. The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G., Petrovic, T., Lawrence, J., Dodds, A., Delbridge, L & Harris, H. (1999, December) A Personal Learning Planner. Paper presented at Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science Symposium. Multimedia: Transforming Learning. The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G.E. (1998, August). Criteria for the evaluation of multimedia educational software. Colloquium presentation to the Department of General Practice and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G.E. (1998, June). The evaluation of multimedia technologies being developed in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Colloquium presentation to the Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G.E. (1996, March). The development of an index of power. Colloquium presentation given in the Department of Sociology, the University of Florida, Gainsville, USA.
Kennedy, G.E. (1996, March). A model of interpersonal power - theory and measurement. Presentation given at Graduates Seminar, Department of Psychology, The University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
Published Educational Technology Programs
Liaw, T,. Kennedy, G., Marty, J., Judd, T., Keppell, M. & McNair, R. (2007). Communicating with the Tired Patient.
Pierce, R., Kemm, R., Judd, T., Harris, P., Worsnop, C., Elliott, K., Kennedy, G., Williams, P., Casey, C., & Vanderstat K. (2005). Sleep Health. ISBN: 978-0-7340-2697-2.
Woodman, O., Ziogas, J., Anderson, C., & Kennedy, G. (2005)Autonomic Nervous System. ISBN: 978-0-7340-2702-3.
Strugnell, D., Crabb, B., Ginns, C., Kennedy, G., Judd, T., Keppell, M. (2002). DNAexplorer - Basic. Melbourne University Press. ISBN: 0-7340-2670-6.
Ziogas, J., Lew, M., Kennedy, G. Sweeney, K (2002). Pharmacokinetics Tutorial. Melbourne University Press. ISBN: 0-734-02667-6.
Conference Proceedings Edited
Kennedy, G., Keppell, M., McNaught, C. & Petrovic T. (2001) Meeting at the Crossroads. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Melbourne: Biomedical Multimedia Unit, The University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G., Keppell, M., McNaught, C. & Petrovic T. (2001) Meeting at the Crossroads. Short Paper Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Melbourne: Biomedical Multimedia Unit, The University of Melbourne.
Commissioned Reports
Kennedy, G., Sweeney, K & Petrovic, T. (2003). Transforming the Certificate in Transfusion Nursing for online delivery: A feasibility report. Biomedical Multimedia Unit. The University of Melbourne.
Bonnici, D.M. & Kennedy, G.E. (1996). 1996 Membership survey report. Report prepared on behalf of the Australian Psychological Society Ltd.
Kennedy, G.E. & Wall, A. (1995). Review of the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Science Coursework Higher Degree program. Report prepared for the Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne.
Wall, A. & Kennedy, G. (1994). Appraisal of National Liaison Committee Draft Survey Questionnaire. Report prepared for the International Office, University of Melbourne.
Kennedy, G & Wall, A. (1994). A comparative study of the quality of teaching and learning at the University of Melbourne. Report prepared for the International Office, University of Melbourne.
Educational development work
I have been involved in the educational design of many educational technology programs, a selection of which is provided below. Please contact me for more details or see http://www.bmu.unimelb.edu.au/showcase/index.html
- Breathe with Ease
- Skin cancer
- Communicating with the Tired Patient
- DNAExplorer
- A Woman's Reproductive Life Cycle
- Autonomic Nervous System
- The Personal Learning Planner
- Child Growth and Development
- Interactive Medical Ethics
- The Patient Under the Microscope
- The Skin Atlas
- Pharmacokinetics Tutorial
- Sleep Health
- Nexus - A concept Mapping tool for Medicine
- Fetal Surveillance